Patents by Inventor Stephen W. King

Stephen W. King has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • TREATED POROUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170113372
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a treated cellulosic material comprising: a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising: a polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer; a modifying agent comprising a bivalent, trivalent, or tetravalent metal ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Stephen W. King, David L. Malotky
  • Polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin resins for use as clay and shale inhibition agents for the drilling industry
    Patent number: 9631131
    Abstract: The hydration of clays and shale in drilling operations may be inhibited by employing an aqueous based drilling fluid comprising a shale hydration inhibition agent comprising a polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, preferably the polyamino polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin is a reaction product of an aliphatic polyamine, an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, and epichlorohydrin. The shale hydration inhibition agent should be present in the aqueous based drilling fluid in sufficient concentration to reduce the reactivity, such as swelling, of clays and shale when exposed to water-based drilling fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Cole A. Witham, Michael K. Poindexter, Stephen W. King, Prashant Tatake
  • STABILIZATION OF ISOTHIAZOLONES IN AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20170107444
    Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising: (a) at least one 3-isothiazolone; and (b) at least one tertiary amine having three C2-C6 hydroxyalkyl groups, wherein at least one of the hydroxyalkyl groups has a secondary hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Christine McInnis, Stephen W. King
  • TREATED POROUS MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170100853
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a treated cellulosic material comprising: a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising: a polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer; and a modifying agent comprising a polyamine having greater than or equal to 2 amine groups, wherein the modifying agent crosslinks at least a portion of the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Stephen W. King
  • Amine polyether polyols and polyurethane foam compositions made from cyclic amine compounds
    Patent number: 9611351
    Abstract: The present invention describes cyclic amine compounds useful for catalysts for polyurethane form-forming compositions, as well as amine alkoxylates and amine polyether polyols formed form the cyclic amines. The cyclic amine compounds of the invention provide distinct benefits for reaction compositions, methods, and polyurethane foams based on their desirable physical and catalytic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Esther Quintanilla, Jean-Paul Massy, David H. Bank, Erin B. Vogel, Francois Rene Morgan Graf, Adrian J. Birch
  • Glycol ether amines for use as clay and shale inhibition agents for the drilling industry
    Patent number: 9574126
    Abstract: The hydration of clays and shale in drilling operations may be inhibited by employing an aqueous based drilling fluid comprising a shale hydration inhibition agent having the formula: (Formula I should be inserted here.) wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbons, R1 is an alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbons, and R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbons. The shale hydration inhibition agent should be present in the aqueous based drilling fluid in sufficient concentration to reduce the reactivity, such as swelling, of clays and shale when exposed to water-based drilling fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Aleksandr T. Gamble, Cole A. Witham, Michael K. Poindexter, Felipe A. Donate, Kyle R. Essenmacher, Stephen W. King, John Beckerdite
  • PREPARATION OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT, BRANCHED, ACYCLIC POLYALKYLENEAMINES AND MIXTURES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160376221
    Abstract: A process for preparing high molecular weight, branched, acyclic polyalkyleneamines comprising transaminating a reaction mixture that includes at least a first polyalkyleneamine component that contains at least two non-tertiary amine groups separated from one another by a ternary or higher carbon atom and a second polyalkyleneamine component having the formula wherein x, y, and z are the same or different and are integers of from 1 to 10; a, b, c, d, e, and f are the same or different and are H or hydrocarbyl of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; A, B, C, D, E, are the same or different and are H or hydrocarbyl of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; provided that at least two of the amine groups are primary or secondary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen W. KING, Sadeka ONAM
  • CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING BIS-IMIDAZOLINE COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM ENRICHED LINEAR TETRAMINES
    Publication number: 20160333484
    Abstract: The present invention provides corrosion inhibiting compositions that incorporate at least one bis-imidazoline compound. In the practice of the present invention, a tetramine admixture enriched with respect to linear tetramine is used to prepare the bis-imidazoline compound. “Enriched” means at least 70 weight percent and up to 100% of the tetramine species included in the admixture includes a linear tetramine such as L-TETA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ritesh GULABANI, Stephen W. KING, Prashant TATAKE
  • BIS-IMIDAZOLINE COMPOUNDS AS CORROSION INHIBITORS AND PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160319442
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion of a copper surface using a bis-imidazoline compound having an aromatic group, such as an aryl bis-imidazoline. The bis-imidazoline corrosion inhibitor can provide one or more advantage in use such as synergistic performance in aqueous and acidic media at low active dosages, resistance to decomposition or degradation in the presence of harsh reagents, ease of dispersion in an aqueous system, and improved thermal stability over conventional triazole based inhibitors. The disclosure also provides methods for the synthesis of bis-imidazoline compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ritesh Gulabani, Stephen W. King, Deepak Dicholkar, Sung-Yu Ku
  • Process for preparing diaryl oxides by decarboxylation
    Patent number: 9464017
    Abstract: Provided is a process for the preparation of diaryl oxide compounds. The process uses a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing oxides of aluminum and magnesium to decarboxylate a diaryl carbonate compound to yield the diaryl oxide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventors: Paul R. Elowe, Scott Han, Stephen W. King, Cynthia L. Rand
  • Reductive amination of diethanolamine and resulting product mixture
    Patent number: 9353044
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the reductive amination of diethanolamine to form a product composition that includes piperazine (PIP) and aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA). A catalyst with a transitional alumina/second metal oxide support and a mixture of catalytic metals is used for the reaction which results in low levels of non-PIP and non-AEEA side products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Sadeka Onam, Thomas Z. Srnak
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING DIARYL OXIDES BY DECARBOXYLATION
    Publication number: 20160002134
    Abstract: Provided is a process for the preparation of diaryl oxide compounds. The process uses a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing oxides of aluminum and magnesium to decarboxylate a diaryl carbonate compound to yield the diaryl oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Paul R. Elowe, Scott Han, Stephen W. King, Cynthia L. Rand
  • POLYAMINOPOLYAMIDE-EPICHLOROHYDRIN RESINS FOR USE AS CLAY AND SHALE INHIBITION AGENTS FOR THE DRILLING INDUSTRY
    Publication number: 20150353807
    Abstract: The hydration of clays and shale in drilling operations may be inhibited by employing an aqueous based drilling fluid comprising a shale hydration inhibition agent comprising a polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, preferably the polyamino polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin is a reaction product of an aliphatic polyamine, an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid, and epichlorohydrin. The shale hydration inhibition agent should be present in the aqueous based drilling fluid in sufficient concentration to reduce the reactivity, such as swelling, of clays and shale when exposed to water-based drilling fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Chemical International PVT. LTD., Dow International Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Cole A. Witham, Michael K. Poindexter, Stephen W. King, Prashant Tatake
  • Formation of higher molecular weight cyclic polyamine compounds from cyclic polyamine compounds
    Patent number: 9162995
    Abstract: The present invention provides strategies for making higher weight, cyclic polyamines from lower molecular weight, cyclic polyamine starting compounds via transamination. The higher molecular weight, cyclic polyamines are structurally similar to the lower molecular weight, cyclic polyamine starting compounds. The reactants used in the present invention include a cyclic polyamine component that comprises at least two amine groups separated from one another by at least a binary carbon atom spacing, and that can be transaminated to form a higher molecular weight, cyclic polyamine compound. The higher molecular weight, cyclic polyamine has at least two cyclic rings joined to one another through a nitrogen-containing hydrocarbyl group. Each of the cyclic rings contains two amine groups separated from one another by binary carbon atom spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Stephen W. King
  • ETHYLENEAMINE EPOXY HARDENER
    Publication number: 20150246999
    Abstract: A curable composition comprising a blend of: a) an epoxy resin; and b) a hardener comprising a polyfunctional amine is disclosed. The curable composition can be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to coatings, civil engineering, flooring, composites, adhesives, and electrical laminates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Rajesh Turakhia, Ludovic Valette, Stephen W. King, Cecile Boyer
  • ADDUCT CURING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150240026
    Abstract: An adduct including a reaction product of (a) at least one cyclic polyamine compound; and (b) at least one epoxy resin compound; a curable composition including (i) the above adduct, and (ii) at least one thermosetting epoxy resin compound; and a thermoset prepared from the above curable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Erin B. Vogel, Stephen W. King, Ray E. Drumright
  • AMINE ALKOXYLATE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE AS LUBRICANT ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20150232776
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and their use as dispersant and/or detergent additives for lubricants. The compositions comprise an amine alkoxylate of the formula I: (I) wherein R1-R7, R1?-R7; x, x?, A, A? and A? are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia Pierre, Stephen W. King, Daniel A. Aguilar, Brian A. Jazdzewski, John B. Cuthbert, Paul R. Elowe, Aswin R. Bharadwaj
  • WEATHERABLE COATINGS
    Publication number: 20150225603
    Abstract: An adduct including a reaction product of (a) at least one cycloaliphatic amine compound, and (b) at least one cycloaliphatic epoxy resin compound; a curable epoxy resin coating composition including (i) the above adduct; and (ii) at least one thermosetting epoxy resin compound; and a cured weatherable coating prepared from the above curable composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Erin B. Vogel, Ray E. Drumright, Stephen W. King, Susan Machelski, Jinghang Wu, Tzu-Chi Kuo
  • GLYCOL ETHER AMINES FOR USE AS CLAY AND SHALE INHIBITION AGENTS FOR THE DRILLING INDUSTRY
    Publication number: 20150166867
    Abstract: The hydration of clays and shale in drilling operations may be inhibited by employing an aqueous based drilling fluid comprising a shale hydration inhibition agent having the formula: (Formula I should be inserted here.) wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbons, R1 is an alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbons, and R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbons. The shale hydration inhibition agent should be present in the aqueous based drilling fluid in sufficient concentration to reduce the reactivity, such as swelling, of clays and shale when exposed to water-based drilling fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Aleksandr T. Gamble, Cole A. Witham, Michael K. Poindexter, Felipe A. Donate, Kyle R. Essenmacher, Stephen W. King, John Beckerdite
  • Process for making ethoxylated amine compounds
    Patent number: 9035099
    Abstract: An improved process for making ethoxylated amine compounds such as ethanolamines. The improvement comprises the addition of an acid to the amine compound prior to the addition of ethylene oxide to a reactor wherein the ethoxylated amine compound is prepared. The improvement reduces the concentration of undesirable glycol ether and/or vinyl ether ethoxylate byproducts which may contribute to undesirable properties, such as color and foaming, of the ethoxylated amine compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Daniel A. Aguilar, Christophe R. Laroche